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Poetica (iiO Album)
''Poetica'' is the debut album by the New York City based dance music Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded da ... act iiO. It was released in June 27, 2006. Six tracks from the album were released as singles; "Rapture", "At the End", "Smooth", "Runaway", "Kiss You" and "Is it Love?". Track listing Charts References 2005 debut albums IiO albums {{2000s-house-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smooth (iiO Song)
"Smooth" is the third single released from iiO's debut album, '' Poetica''. The single peaked at number two in Finland, becoming the band's highest-charting hit there, and climbed to number 18 in Romania. The single did not find much success outside these countries, only managing to reach number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Airplay chart. Track listing Charts References External links Smoothat discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Smooth (Iio Song) 2004 singles 2004 songs IiO songs Songs written by Nadia Ali (singer) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Ali (singer)
Nadia Ali ( ur, نادیہ علی, ar, نادية علي; born August 3, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter based in New York City. Ali gained prominence in 2001 as the frontwoman and songwriter of the band iiO after their debut single "Rapture" reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted across several countries in Europe. Their 2006 single, " Is It Love?", reached the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play Chart. After embarking on a solo career in 2005, Ali became a vocalist in electronic dance music. She released her debut album ''Embers'' in 2009. Three singles from the album reached the top-ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play Chart, including the No. 1 hit, " Love Story". In 2010, Ali released a remix album series titled "Queen of Clubs Trilogy" to mark her decade-long career as a singer. "Rapture" was re-released as the only single from the trilogy and the song was once again a chart success in Europe. Ali released the single "Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music. While there exist attestations of the combination of dance and music in ancient times (for example Ancient Greek vases sometimes show dancers accompanied by musicians), the earliest Western dance music that we can still reproduce with a degree of certainty are old fashioned dances. In the Baroque period, the major dance styles were noble court dances (see Baroque dance). In the classical music era, the minuet was frequently used as a third movement, although in this context it would not accompany any dancing. The waltz also arose later in the classical era. Both remained part of the romantic music period, which also saw the rise of various other nationalistic dance forms like the barcarolle, mazurka, ecossaise, ballade and po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Is It Love? (iiO Song)
"Is It Love?" is the sixth single released from iiO's debut album, '' Poetica''. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on October 21, 2006 Track listing Other mixes include Major Key (AKA Frank Bailey) Vocal/Dub and Single Edit for Reconstruction Time, and Starkillers Made Club Edit/Single Edit on Made Gold. See also * List of number-one dance singles of 2006 (U.S.) These are the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance'' ''Club Play and Singles Sales number-one hits of 2006. See also *List of number-one dance airplay hits of 2006 (U.S.) *2006 in music *List of number-one dance hits (United States) *List of artists who rea ... References {{Authority control 2006 singles IiO songs Songs written by Nadia Ali (singer) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss You (iiO Song)
"Kiss You" is the fifth single by New York dance music duo iiO. It was released in 2005 and timed with the release of the band's debut album '' Poetica''. Track listing Queen of Clubs Trilogy: The Best of Nadia Ali Remixed In 2006, Nadia uploaded a re-recorded remix of Kiss You to listen to on her Myspace page and her official website. The remix was completed by Lance Jordan, whom Nadia formed a working relationship after his remix of Something To Lose. The Lance Jordan production of the song was released by Nadia Ali on the '' Ruby Edition'' of her ''Queen of Clubs Trilogy: The Best of Nadia Ali Remixed'' in 2010. Charts External linksKiss Youat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... {{authority control Songs about kissing 2005 singles IiO songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runaway (iiO Song)
"Runaway" is the fourth single released from iiO's debut album, '' Poetica''. Track Listing and Formats *Maxi CD 1 *Maxi CD 2 Charts References External links Runawayat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Runaway (Iio Song) 2004 singles IiO songs Songs written by Nadia Ali (singer) 2004 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The End
"At the End" is the second single by New York house music band iiO. It was released on November 4, 2002, and reached the top 20 in Denmark, Finland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. Charts Release history At the End (Metropolitan Mix) Track listing References External links Official Music Videoat YouTube At The Endat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... {{Authority control 2002 singles 2002 songs IiO songs Ministry of Sound singles Songs written by Nadia Ali (singer) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Music
House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by Disc jockey, DJs and music producers from Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago's underground Clubbing (subculture), club culture in the late 1970s, as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat. House was pioneered by African Americans, African American DJs and producers in Chicago such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders, Chip E., Steve "Silk" Hurley, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Marshall Jefferson, Phuture, and others. House music expanded to other American cities such as New York City and became a worldwide phenomenon. House has had a large effect on pop music, especially dance music. It was incorporated by major international pop artists including Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson ("Together Again (Janet Jackson song), Together Again"), Kylie Minogue, Pet Shop Boys and Madonna ("Vogu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapture (iiO Song)
"Rapture" (sometimes referenced as "Rapture (Tastes So Sweet)") is a song by American recording duo iiO. It was chosen as the lead single from their debut studio album, '' Poetica'' (2005). The song was written by both the members; Nadia Ali and Markus Moser, while production was handled just by Moser. The song was released in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2001, by Data Records and was released in the United States via Universal Records in January 2002. With the song winning positive reviews from music critics, citing it as catchy and one of the best songs of the year, the song was a commercial success. The song charted inside the top 10 in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Romania. "Rapture" also reached the top 50 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 46 in March 2002. A music video was also shot, showing the group in a futuristic city with visual lighting. In 2010, the song was re-released by forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of IiO Remixed
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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